Graham Winteringham

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Graham Winteringham (2 March 1923 – 29 January 2023)[1][2] was an English architect. His work consisted of public buildings and the restoration of historic buildings.[3]

Early life

Winteringham was born in Louth, Lincolnshire. He studied at Birmingham School of Architecture (which became part of Birmingham Polytechnic) after serving in the Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm during World War II, having been called up in 1942.

Public buildings

The Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Birmingham Repertory Theatre from Broad Street

The 300-seat

theatre designers and directors.[4]

In 1972, Winteringham received a Royal Institute of British Architects award for his design of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, one of the largest theatres of its type in Britain. Opened in 1971 by Princess Margaret, the 901-seat theatre forms the centerpiece of Centenary Square in central Birmingham.[5]

Building restoration

Rosehill House, forming part of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site, has been documented in Emyr Thomas's book Coalbrookdale and the Darbys. By 1979, when Winteringham first produced a detailed restoration report, the house had become uninhabitable. A year later, a full restoration programme commenced and the building was officially opened to the public in 1985 by Sir Adrian Cadbury.[6]

Death

Winteringham's death at the age of 99 was announced on 1 February 2023.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Graham Winteringham obituary". The Guardian. 10 March 2023. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ "30 years of Birmingham rep: Staging the grand design; Sixties architect of Birmingham Rep Graham Winteringham tells Terry Grimley he still feels a great affinity with the building. - Free Online Library".
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  4. ^ Crescent Theatre History Archived 14 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Shaping the 1970s: 1970s Architecture in Birmingham Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Ironbridge Quarterly, Summer 2005 Archived 25 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Anjum, Husna (1 February 2023). "Birmingham REP architect Graham Winteringham dies weeks before 100th birthday". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 1 February 2023.